Nothing Short Of

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – James P. Jackson
3rd Isle of Man International Chess Tournament; Douglas, October 1, 2016
Spanish Game C95

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 0-0 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15. a4 c5 16. d5 c4 17. Bg5 Nc5 18. Qd2 Be7 19. Bh6 Nfd7 20. Nh2 bxa4 21. Ra2!?TN a5 22. Rf1 Bc8 23. Kh1 Rb8 24. Be3 Qc7 (24. ... h5!?) 25. Ng4 Nb6 26. Nh6+ Kg7

27. f4!→ Kxh6 (27. ... Rf8? 28. f5+−) 28. fxe5+ Kg7 29. Qf2! Bf8 [29. ... Rf8? 30. exd6 Bxd6 (30. ... Qxd6 31. Bf4+−) 31. Qf6+ Kg8 32. Bd4+−] 30. e6!? [30. Nh5+! gxh5 31. Qf6+ Kg8 32. exd6 Bxd6 33. Qg5+ Kh8! (33. ... Kf8 34. Qh6+ Kg8 35. e5 f6 36. exd6 Qg7 37. Qxg7+ Kxg7 38. Bxc5±) 34. Bd4+ Re5! (34. ... Be5 35. Rxf7! Qxf7 36. Bxe5++−) 36. Rxf7 Qxf7 37. Qxe5+ Kg8 38. Qxb8 Qf1+ 39. Kh2 h4!⇄ Δ 40. Qxb6 Qf4+=] 30. ... fxe6?? (30. ... Nxe6 31. dxe6 Rxe6 32. Ne2⩲) 31. Nh5+! gxh5 32. Bh6+! Kxh6. Or 32. ... Kg8 33. Qxf8+ and mate next move. 33. Qf6# 1 : 0.

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán). Photo: Harry Gielen.